Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Guy. Mr. Bromley.

When we do put out statistics as a government on this, I’m saying is it is a standard practice to also include in those statistics the kinds of indicators as I have listed in my previous question, or does that information, as Mr. Beaulieu listed the different types of cancer in the Northwest Territories and so on, come out as a package so that people get the picture or is this something that is just listed without, absent of those other indicators?

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I’d like to talk about the cost of home heating oil, diesel for vehicles, and gasoline in the Northwest Territories. In the last government we had a fairly keen focus on the cost of living. When we talk about the cost of living, certainly heating our homes and our businesses, driving our vehicles, snow machines, quads, mobile equipment, fishing, going on the land, all of these things are very much affected by the cost of diesel or gasoline. I don’t think anyone could argue that these are very essential commodities everywhere, especially here in the North.

The...

Oh, you want the summary? Okay. Sorry. Summary would be deferred. Now I direct your attention away from the summary page and go to page 5-4. Is that the page that we’re going to, page 5-4?

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Thank you, Mr. Guy. Any further general comments on the Department of Public Works and Services’ capital budget?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Moving on, next on the list I have Ms. Bisaro.

I will ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. I will ask Members if they can be thinking about any general comments that you have with regard to the capital budget for Public Works and Services.

I’d like to ask Mr. Lafferty if he would like to please introduce his witnesses for the record. Mr. Lafferty.